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In the America's with David Yetman
Costa Rica: Laboratory of the Biosphere
Season 6
Episode 606
Researchers at Biosphere II in Arizona have re-created tropical rainforest in a closed environment to study the effects of climate change. Scientists compare that artificial environment with a tropical rainforest reserve in Costa Rica, a living laboratory where scientists record the effects of global warming on the forest and its dwellers.
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Visit Southern Chile, home to Native American and immigrant communities.
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Visit the small city of Tultepec, a suburb of Mexico City, known for producing fireworks.
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Host Dave Yetman meets Quechua people and learns about their past and present.
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Host Dave Yetman joins Chilotes, who demonstrate their traditions.
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